Police arrest alleged swindlers

SEMARANG, Central Java: A father and his son were arrested Saturday on charges of swindling Rp 480 million from the son's mother-in-law to be.

The main suspect, 30-year-old EG, and his 58-year-old father WG, were reported by Liliana Widyawati, who claims to have been cheated.

Chief of the Semarang City Police Col. Adang Rismanto said the suspects were about to leave for their native hometown of Bengkulu when their lodging house was raided.

He said EG, a former bank employer, borrowed money from Liliana to buy a plot of land from the Jakarta military command and go into business.

Liliana reported the case to the police after finding out that the suspect "disappeared" and used the money to open a business in Bengkulu with his father, Antara reported. (pan)